120
10.16 Monitored Parameter Specifications
The monitored parameters are calculated using the ordinary least squares (OLS) technique, which
calculates the mean through the most recent values in a data series. Thus, for each value included in the
averaging calculation, the oldest value is excluded.
Table 26 - Monitored ventilatory parameters
Parameter
Range
Resolution
Measurement
Accuracy
(1)
Instantaneous pressure
0 to 120 cmH2O
1
(2 cmH2O + 4% of
reading)
Peak pressure (Ppeak)
0 to 120 cmH2O
1
(2 cmH2O + 4% of
reading)
Mean pressure (Pmean)
0 to 120 cmH2O
1
(2 cmH2O + 4% of
reading)
Plateau Pressure (Pplat)
0 to 120 cmH2O
1
(2 cmH2O + 4% of
reading)
PEEP
0 to 120 cmH2O
1
(2 cmH2O + 4% of
reading)
Intrinsic PEEP (iPEEP)
0 to 99.9 cmH2O
1
(2 cmH2O + 4% of
reading)
Measured Flow
(4)
-180 to 180 L/min
1
(50mL/min + 10 % of
reading)
Tidal Volume in Volume Guaranteed
(Vte)
(2) (3) (4)
0.0 to 10.0 mL
0.1
(4,0 mL + 15% of
reading)
10 to 100 mL
1
Tidal volume (Vte)
(3) (4)
0 to 999 mL
1
(4,0 mL + 15% of
reading)
1,00 to 3,00 L
0.01
Minute volume
(4)
(MV)
0.001 to 0.999 L
0.001
(4,0 mL + 15 of
reading)
1.00 to 9.99 L
0.01
10.0 to 99.9 L
0.1
Inspiratory time
0.05 to 9.99 s
0.01
(0,10 s + 10% of
reading)
10.0 to 60.0 s
0.1
(0,10 s + 10% of
reading)
Expiratory time
0.05 to 9.99 s
0.01
(0,10 s + 10% of
reading)
10.0 to 60.0 s
0.1
(0,10 s + 10 of
reading)
I:E Ratio
1:599 to 599:1
1:0.1
(0,1 + 10 % of
reading)
Total respiratory rate
0 to 200 bpm
1
(1bpm + 10% of
reading)
